Improvement in horse-powers



HOMER GLASS.

Improvement in Horse-Powers1 Y No. 114,549. d Patented May9,1a71.

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Letters Patent No.'114,549, datedI May 9, 1871'.

IMPROVEM ENT IN HORSE-POWERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ,of thesame.`

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HoMnR Grass, of Racine, in the county of Racine andState of Wisconsin, have invented a new and improvedHorse-Poweryand I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawingforming part of' this specication, in which- Figure l represents ya planor top view, partly in section, of my improved horse-power.

Figure 2 is a vertical section oi the same taken ou theplane ofthe line:i: x, iig. l.

Figure 3 is a detail vertical section taken on the plane of the liney y,lig. 1.

Figure 4 is a detail vertical section taken on the plane oi' the line zz, tig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate' corresponding parts.

This invention relates toa new arrangement of n1achiuery for utilizinganimal power in the driving of stationary machinery; andV consists inanew conibiuation of parts for sustaining the rotary wheel andconiiectingthe draft-levers Withthe saine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A in the drawing represents the supporting-frame of my improvedhorse-power.

It rests on Wheels a a, or is otherwise supported in suitable manner. Iprefer to set it on wheels, and so shape it that it can conveniently bemoved over the ground by a team attached to it at b.

On four (more or less) friction-rollers, c c, which are hung to theframe A, restsa horizontal ring or wheel,

B, which is continuously toothed. on its upper and.

lower sui'laces. Two ot' the rollers c are toothed to mesh into thelower teeth of B.

Above the wheel are hung to the frame A two toothed rollers, d d, whichmesh into the upper teeth of B.

An inclined axle, C, which hangs in the frame A, connects one of theupper rollers d with the diametrically opposite toothed roller c, asshown in iig. 2.

'lliis axle also carries a toothed wheel, e, from which motion isconveyed to a lower axle, D, that is con-A nected in suitable mannerwith the machinery to be driven. Y

When power is by the animals applied to the wheel B, so as to rotate-the same, the toothed rollers c d 'will be revolved in a steady andreliable manner and with great velocity, and the axle U will .therebyalso be revolved to impart motion to the machinery.

One end of the axle C is hung in a vertically-adjustable box, f, whichpermits the adjustment of the toothed roller to. greater or lesserfriction.

The draft-levers E F are in pairs secured to the Wheel B. Y

' Each of these levers is, with its inner end, fitted into a socket, g,which is arranged on the wheel B, as in Iigs. l and 3. 1

To the side of each lever E F is furthermore secured a` metal claw, h,which ts over and locks upon a hook-shaped projection, i, of the wheelB, as is clearly indicated in tigs. l and 4.

A draft-bai', G, is secured to the lever E and fitted through an eye, j,at the end of lever F, so that it locks both levers to the draft, thedirection of which is at right angles to the bar G, as indicated in iig.1; thereby a very strong and reliable draft' attachment is provided.

l Z are small diction-rollers, the frame A to lit Wheel B.

H is a bent truss-rod, extending from side to side of trame A,'nnder theaxle C. It serves to brace the sides ot the frame and also to strengthenthe axle, be" sides furnishing a support for the pendant m, in'which oneend oi the lows axle D has its bearings. By tightening or slackeningthis truss-rod the frame ofthe gearing can be raised or lowered.

Having thus described my invention,

l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. ln combinationwith a ring-wheel, B, and pinion D, the diagonal shaft C, havingbevel-wheeler: d on its opposite ends, and the intermediate wheel e, toim part a steady motion anisin operated.

2. The truss-rod H and fol' the purpose specified.-

3- -The draft-levers E F,- combined with the sockets g, Claws li, andprojections t', and with the draft-bar' G, substantially as herein shownand described.

4.- Ihe truss-rod H, arranged on the frame A to brace the same andadjust the gear-frames, substantially as herein shown and described.

Witnesses: HOMER GLASS.

OHAs. H. LEE, W. T. EMERSON.

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